High School Mental Health
Resume:
THOMAS SHANE AXSON, M.Ed., LPC
Greenville, SC 29607
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EDUCATION
****-**** ********** ** ***** Carolina
Columbia, SC
- B.A. in Experimental Psychology.
- Dean's List 1996 and 1997.
1999-2001 Lewis and Clark College
Portland, OR
- School Psychology, Counseling and Children's Mental Health.
2001-2003 Clemson University
Clemson, SC
- Master of Education in Counselor Education
- President's List 2001 and 2002. (Cumulative GPA = 3.84)
2005 The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
- Completed some of a Ph.D. program in Counselor Education with a
4.0 GPA.
EXPERIENCE
11 / 2009 - Present The Center for Counseling Landrum,
SC
Counselor
- Private practice counseling with children, adolescents, and adults
working through various presenting problems ranging from adjustment
issues to more serious and persistent concerns.
5 / 2009 - 10 / 2010 The Journey Center
Greenville, SC
Counselor
- Private practice counseling with a diverse group of clients
dealing with a variety of
presenting problems including mental health and addiction
issues.
2 / 2008 - 8 / 2008 Spartanburg Treatment Associates
Spartanburg, SC
Counselor
- Manage a caseload of clients battling opiate dependence, other
substance abuse and in many
cases co-occurring mental illness.
7 / 2006 - 1 / 2008 Southwest Carolina Treatment Center
Anderson, SC
Clinical Supervisor
- Provide supervision, ongoing training, and performance management
of counseling staff.
- Facilitate individual and group counseling sessions focusing on
substance abuse, anger management, and other relevant psychosocial
challenges or identified goals.
- Oversee all clinic activities in the absence of Program Director.
- Conduct assessments and approve all individualized treatment plans.
- Audit charts for counseling staff and permanent postion on Quality
Assurance Committee.
- Assisted in clinic preparation for CARF and DHEC inspections.
- Manage a large caseload of clients struggling with opiate
dependence, other substance abuse and in many cases co-occurring
mental illness.
1 / 2006 - 6 / 2006 The Journey Center
Greenville, SC
Counselor
Facilitated weekly anger management groups and addictions
treatment groups for adults and adolescents.
Provided individual, couples and family counseling for new clients
coming in the center.
8 / 2005 - 12 / 2005 University Counseling Center at U of
Mississippi Oxford, MS
Student Counselor with the B.A.S.I.C.S. program
- Assessing risk levels of alcohol and substance abuse with
college students that have been
mandated due to legal violations and determining
if students would benefit from further
counseling.
- Facilitating an alcohol and drug awareness group session once a
week for these clients.
7 / 2003 - 8 / 2005 Anderson Mental Health Center
Anderson, SC Mental Health Counselor on the
Assessment Team and with the Dual Diagnosis program
- Assessed, diagnosed, and formulated individualized
treatment plans for adult
clients ranging from those with mild adjustment
disorders to those coping with SPMI.
through consultation with other professionals at weekly
staffing.
- Acted as team leader to direct assessment services one to two
days a week and providing
emergency and crisis intervention services for walk-in
clients and clients in the hospital.
Led a men's depression group once a week and managed a
caseload of adult clients to help transition them to community
services and towards independent living.
Dually employed as an Emergency Services Counselor and served
as the after hours mental health consultant to the local emergency
room one to three nights per week.
- Provided group and individual counseling with the Dual Diagnosis
program for clients suffering from mental illness and co-occurring
substance abuse or dependence.
1 / 2003 - 5 / 2003 Duncan Chapel Elementary School
Greenville, SC
School Counseling Internship
- Worked over 325 hours with teachers and supervising counselor
facilitating individual and
group counseling with kindergarten through fifth grade
students on issues such as
appreciation of diversity, anger management, effective
communication, conflict resolution,
and various individual adjustment difficulties.
- Developed and taught classroom guidance lessons on character
development, study skills,
and various other topics to the majority of the classrooms
in the school.
1 / 2003 - 5 / 2003 Riverside Middle School
Pendleton, SC
School Counseling Internship
- Worked 275 hours with teachers and counselors which included
individual and
group counseling with sixth through eighth grade students on
issues such as conflict resolution, study skills, anger
management, leadership skills, overcoming self-destructive
patterns, drug and alcohol education, and various other individual
concerns.
- Taught classroom guidance lessons on character development to the
Special Education
Classes.
8 / 2001- 7 / 2002 Americorps National Service Program
Easley, SC
Student Counselor, Tutor and Mentor
- Served 1700 hours as a counselor, mentor, and tutor to eighty
ninth grade students at Easley High School who were identified as
"at-risk" due to academic or social factors.
- Assisted in the development and evaluation of a first year program
for students transitioning to this high school that significantly
decreased the retention and dropout rate for this year.
1 / 2000 - 2 / 2001 Market Trends Research
Portland, OR
Telephone Interviewer
- Conducted telephone interviews with individuals from various parts
of the country to
ascertain their opinions on various products and services.
- Recruited both willing and initially unwilling participants to
come in the office for face-to-
face interviews and panel discussions on various products.
9 / 1999 - 6 / 2000 Alder Elementary
Portland, OR
Student Mentor and Counselor
- Worked with children in grades first through fifth who were
facing a variety of
psychological, emotional, social, and family difficulties.
- Facilitated approximately 300 hours of individual and group
counseling with these students and their families.
ACTIVITIES
- Recently taught a graduate level Counseling Skills class at
the University of Mississippi as
part of a Ph.D. program and have helped co-teach two
graduate level Group Counseling
classes at Clemson University.
- Currently a Licensed Professional Counselor (license # 4727) in
South Carolina and pursuing the Certified Addictions Counselor &
National Certified Counselor credential.
- Member of American Counselor Association, (2002-present).
- Member of the South Carolina Counseling Association and recently
attended an annual
conference, which included participating in workshops on Choice
Theory with guest speaker, Dr. William Glasser.
- Past member of Chi Sigma Iota, Chi Upsilon Chapter, Clemson
University.
- Past member of the National Association of School Psychologists,
American School
Counseling Association and the Oregon School Psychologists'
Association.
- Completed 30 hour Provider Education training course for the
National Alliance on Mental Illness (10 / 2003).
- Participant and fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental
Illness' annual 'NAMI Walks for the Mind of America' benefit.
- Continue to be involved with ongoing training in the fields of
substance abuse, mental
health, and clinical supervision.
REFERENCES
- Dr. Don Keller, Professor and licensure supervisor, Anderson
University, Anderson, SC 864-***-****.
- Tara Horne, Licensed Professional Counselor, The Center for
Counseling, Landrum, SC 864-***-****.
- Frankie Rhodes, Licensed Professional Counselor, Springbrook
Behavioral Health Services, Travelers Rest, SC 864-***-****.
- Betty Garrison, Principal, Easley High School, Easley, SC (864)
855-8180.
- Beth Blake, School Counselor, Alder Elementary, Portland, OR (503)
255-4673.
- Dr. Videra Varnadore, Internship Supervisor / School Counselor,
Duncan Chapel Elementary, Greenville, SC 864-***-****.
- Dr. Pedro Siazon, Staff Psychiatrist, Piedmont Mental Health
Center, Simpsonville, SC
- Dr. Jerome Neal, Visiting Assistant Professor, Clemson
University, Clemson, SC (864)
656-5101.
- Dr. Marc Showalter, Director of the University Counseling Center,
Oxford, MS (662) 915-
3786
More references available upon request.
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